The Arcturos Environmental Centre is about to provide a home to three extremely rare Eurasian lynxes (Lynx lynx), a rare species that has entirely disappeared in Greece. The three individuals – Dorai (10 years old), Carmen (11 years old), and Missi (two years old) – are coming to Greece from the Naturland park in Andorra, which is closing down, along with four wolves, ANA reports.
According to Arcturos, the disappearance of the lynx was the result of the destruction of massive lowland forests, expansion of agriculture, and increasing population in the countryside. One cause was the loss of smaller prey animals, such as wild goats and roe deer, that lynxes mainly fed on.
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